Most pastors have a hard time grasping a vision. But vision is the indispensable quality of a leader.

Everyone gets discourages...The question is: Are you going to give up or get up? It's a choice.

Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, yet seldom will anyone budget or control their spending.

The only adequate preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.

When you are bigger than your purpose you have a career. When your purpose is bigger than you, you have a calling.

If you lack initiative, recognize that the problem comes from the inside, not from others. Determine why you hesitate to take action. Does risk scare you? Are you discouraged by past failures? Do you not see the potential that opportunity offers? Find the source of your hesitation, and address it. You won't be able to move forward on the outside until you can move forward on the inside.

A person who refuses to risk change fails to grow.